Improvement in bee-hives



B. H. REESE.

Bee Hive.

Patented July 15, 1862 n n m M I 0AM M PATENT OFFICE.

B. H. REEOE, on MARION, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 35,892, dated July 15, 1862.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, B. H. REEOE, ofMarion, county of Linn, and State oflowa, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Beethe two sides of the hivetogether,and having the ends flush with the bottom of the grooves, so as not to interfere with the proper position of the glass door 1). Into this cross-tie the movable frames to a a a a are loosely dovetailed, so that each can be drawn out of the hive without disturbance to the bees.

F represents the door of the hive with a hole near the top,with a wire grating over it to admit the air and exclude the moth.

d is a funnel-shaped moth-slide,made of tin or other metal,and placed at the bottom of the stand G, with its upper end penetrating a hole made for its adinissiornand may at pleasure be elevated or depressed upon the stem, which passes through its center. This moth-slide when lowered ad mits the bees,and when raised excludes the moth, and being perforated with small holes, allows'a free circulation of air.

The letter H in Fig. 2 represents a platform insertedinto the side of the stand G at an an gle of forty-five degrees and playing upon hinges, so that by elevating or lowering the lower end the aperture through which it en ters the stand can be opened or closed.

I represents the open space above the frames a a a mand forms a separate bee chamber, with an opening at the edge for the admission of the bees from below.

K is the door intended for the convenience of cleaning the stand.

. Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Supporting or hanging the movable frames a a C6 by means of dovetails, in order that they may be easily and expeditiously removed without irritating the bees, substantially in the manner set forth.

2. The moth-slide (I, when employed in conjunction with frames to a a and movable glass door 12, the whole being constructed and arranged in the manner and for the purpose specified.

B. H. REEOE.

Attest:

N. W. IsBELL, JOHN MITCHELL. 

